The best time to play Dragon's Dogma was 12 years ago, and the second-best time is now while the RPG is on sale for $5 ahead of Dragon's Dogma 2's launch

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Dragon's Dogma 2 is right around the corner, and with the original currently on sale for $5, there's never been a better time to play the cult﷽ classic. 

The first Dragon's Dogma game🌞, released in 2012, took a while to become the sleeper hit that it is today. Skyrim's launch a year prior probably me🐎ant that many audiences overlooked a game that had similar promises on a surface level, between its open-world structure and grounded fantasy setting. 

But Dragon's Dogma was always destined for fame because climbing big beasts as a🌳 relatively small person and holding on like a rodeo ride while they flail about is, frankly, always fun. The Dark Arisen expansion and subsequent ports to newer systems helped to eventually push the game's sales to almost 8 million units. 

If you missed the action-roleplaying game and its hilarious physics, then you're in luck! Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently $5/£3.8 (84% ⛄off) across , the , and the . That's cheaper tha🌞n a cup of coffee in this economy. 

Huge savings have come for many other heavy hitters in Capcom's catalog, with several Resident Evils, Monster Hunters, Stre𒁃et Fighters, and Mega Men heav🧸ily discounted in a publisher-wide sale on .

Dragon's Dogma 2 is expanding on the first game's ragdolling physics, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:dangerous exploration, and Pawn (customizable NPCs) management. You might not be able to finish the oꦦriginal game in time, but it wouldn't be a bad place to start before deciding if you want to splash $70 on the sequel when it comes out on March 22. 

The team isn't just retreading old ground for the next entry, though. New classes and a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:fresh approach to fast travel means Dragon's Dogma 2 is the sequel its director hoped it would ཧbe after the 12-year wa▨it

Prepare yourself for the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new games of 2024 with our release date guide. 

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